Internet shut in Afghanistan: 14 flights cancelled, Taliban reject ban ‘rumours’

After an internet shutdown in Afghanistan, at least 14 flights scheduled to operate out of Kabul airport on Wednesday were reportedly cancelled. Data from plane tracker Flightradar24, as reported by Reuters , showed the status of other flights was unclear.

Out of the total 34 flights that were slated to fly in and out of Kabul on Wednesday, four departures and ten arrivals were cancelled. On Tuesday, 10 flights out of 31 scheduled were called off.

Mohammad Bashir, a representative of Kam Air, an Afghan domestic and international carrier, told the country's Tolo News channel that just one flight had run since the internet blackout. He said that before a plane takes off, they must share flight information online with the destination airport, which is not now possible.

He hoped that oper